Lead Paralegal, Litigation, Investigations, & Ethics

Our mission at ŌURA is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles. Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office. We are looking for an experienced Lead Paralegal to support the Litigation, Employment, and Ethics & Compliance legal functions. As our Lead Paralegal, you will have a unique opportunity to shape a function from the ground up. Reporting to the VP of Litigation and Employment, you will manage day-to-day litigation, support internal employment investigations, and partner with leadership to build an ethics and compliance program tailored to Oura’s mission. This fast-growing consumer health tech environment requires someone who is comfortable operating with autonomy, thrives in ambiguity, and takes genuine ownership of their work. What You Will Do: Litigation Support - Manage and coordinate all aspects of pre-litigation and active litigation matters, including investigation, maintaining case files, and coordinating with business teams to resolve consumer matters - Lead legal hold processes end-to-end: issue notices, track acknowledgments, coordinate with IT and business teams, and ensure ongoing compliance - Manage discovery, including collection, review, coordination, and production of documents in collaboration with outside counsel and e-discovery vendors - Draft litigation correspondence, status reports, and matter summaries for internal stakeholders - Maintain a litigation docket and reporting dashboard so leadership has real-time visibility into legal exposure and matter status - Define and implement scalable litigation processes to support the company as it continues to grow - Internal Investigations - Conduct internal investigations related to potential violations of company policy, employment matters, and litigation. - Maintain investigation files with strict confidentiality protocols and chain-of-custody documentation - Coordinate with HR, Security, Finance, and other functions to gather facts and preserve relevant evidence - Help draft investigation reports and track remediation action items to completion Ethics & Compliance Program - Partner with legal counsel to design, build, and operationalize Oura's ethics and compliance program, including a code of conduct, policy framework, and training curriculum - Develop and maintain a compliance calendar and policy library, ensuring policies are current and accessible to employees - Coordinate and track mandatory compliance training (e.g., anti-bribery, data privacy, conflicts of interest, insider trading) across the organization - Manage Oura's ethics reporting channel (speak-up hotline or equivalent), triage incoming reports, and track investigation and resolution workflows - Support conflict of interest disclosures, gift and entertainment policy administration, and third-party due diligence processes - Prepare compliance metrics and reporting for senior leadership and the board as the program matures Corporate Support - Support corporate team on international entity structuring, including entity formations, inter-company transactions, and corporate registrations/business qualifications. This is a hybrid role out of our San Francisco office. What you'll bring - 10+ years of paralegal experience, with meaningful exposure to commercial and corporate litigation and internal investigations, in-house legal department experience strongly preferred - Experience supporting the development or administration of compliance programs, including policy drafting, training, or ethics reporting processes - Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple matters simultaneously and consistently meet deadlines without sacrificing quality - Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to distill complex information clearly for non-legal audiences including for senior leadership - High degree of professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment when handling sensitive or confidential matters - Comfort working independently in a fast-paced, scaling environment where processes are still being built - Proficiency with legal technology platforms (e.g., matter management systems, e-discovery tools, contract management software) - A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset — you identify problems and come prepared with options Nice to have: - Experience in consumer technology, digital health, or a regulated industry - Experience working at a global company managing work across international jurisdictions - Experience with ethics and compliance program frameworks Benefits At Ōura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Ōura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health. What we offer: - Competitive salary and equity packages - Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources - An Ōura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family - 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off - Paid sick leave and parental leave Ōura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. Region 1 $170,000 - $200,000 A recruiter can determine your Region based on your US location. We are not considering candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK), Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), Mississippi (MS), Nebraska (NE), South Dakota (SD), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI). ŌURA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at ŌURA are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. 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